BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — George Gebran, the Eagle man accused of killing a cat locked in a cage in Garden City, has been sentenced in court on Thursday after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors.
On Feb. 15, 2026, Garden City Police received a radio call reporting an alleged animal abuse and shooting investigation in the 5100 block of North Alworth Street in Garden City. The caller reported seeing a white male in his 50s shoot a cat while it was locked in a cage. Officers responded to investigate alleged animal abuse and the discharge of a weapon within city limits.
The case drew local attention and protests after some residents learned that the cruelty to animals and unlawful discharge of a firearm charges were only misdemeanors in Idaho. Gebran was charged with two counts of cruelty to an animal and two counts of unlawfully discharging a firearm. The prosecution dropped one count of each charge as part of the plea agreement…